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Lecture on “Promoting Heritage Tourism Through the Preservation of City-Owned Cemeteries”

when: Nov. 13, 2008

Jane Thurman, President of Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, spoke on “Promoting Heritage Tourism Through the Preservation of City-Owned Cemeteries” at 7 pm in the Visitors Center on November 13, 2008. Admission was $15 for the general public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society.  To join, click here. Refreshments were served. The talk focused on the goals of RCCP, which include restoration, GIS mapping, and database collection for city cemeteries as well as publication of the findings and the promotion of heritage tourism.

Ms. Thurman’s background includes serving 6 years on the Raleigh Historic District Commission and a long-term interest in architecture, design, and historic preservation. She is a former journalist who worked at Associated Press and freelanced writing for many publications including the New & Observer. RCCP was started in 2006 and is 501(c)3 organization founded to help the City of Raleigh raise funds for the restoration and conservation of three city-owned cemeteries: City Cemetery, Mt. Hope Cemetery, and O’Rorke Cemetery.


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Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie